An Independent Heart by Elizabeth Grant Snow melted on the horses' necks and tangled their manes with glistening icicles. My Brother Jack by George Johnson My brother Jack does not come into the story straight away. Nobody ever does, of course, because a person doesn’t begin to exist without parents and an environment and legendary … Continue reading My Reading – July 2022
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My Reading – June 2022
The King's Inquisitor by Tonya Ulynn Brown The business of witchcraft is a foul trade and only a scrupulous man is fitted for the task. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan In October there were yellow trees. Then the clocks went back the hour and the long November winds came in and blew, and … Continue reading My Reading – June 2022
My Reading – May 2022
The Shiralee by D'Arcy Niland There was a man who had a cross and his name was Macauley. Angel of Goliad by Jean M Roberts The sun was high in the brilliant summer sky. It was a rare day of sunshine during the rainy season. Holding by Graham Norton It was widely accepted by the … Continue reading My Reading – May 2022
My Reading – April 2022
The Boys in the Island by Christopher KochThe little boy stood looking at the Soons. Soon! Soon! Soon! they hummed; and it was not words the way people spoke words, it was a long humming song, going on and on. When Night Comes by Favel PerrettThere was a time when Vikings filled our house and … Continue reading My Reading – April 2022
My Reading – March 2022
Vandemonians, the repressed history of colonial Victoria by Janet McCalman‘Me name’s Miles; Ellen Miles,’ remarked an old woman at the City Court yesterday. Spinning Tops and Gumdrops, a portrait of colonial childhood by Edwin BarnardThis book tells the story of the six generations of children, the offspring and descendants of convicts and settlers who grew … Continue reading My Reading – March 2022
My Reading – February 2022
These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer A gentleman was strolling down a side street in Paris, on his way back from the house of one Madame de Verchoureux. He walked mincingly, for the red heels of his shoes were very high. Saturdee by Norman Lindsay 'Pet-er!' called a voice, in that rising inflection which commands … Continue reading My Reading – February 2022
My Reading – January 2022
All the Green Year by Don CharlwoodThe year I remember best from those days is 1929. This was the year I turned fourteen and went into the eighth grade; the year too that Grandfather McDonald became peculiar and we moved to live with him in his house on the cliffs. Red Horse by M.J. LogueIt … Continue reading My Reading – January 2022
My Reading – December 2021
Hell Ship: The True Story of the Plague Ship Triconderoga, One of the Most Calamitous Voyages in Australia's History by Michael VeitchThere is only one known image of my great-great-grandfather, Dr James William Henry Veitch. The Imitator by Rebecca StarfordEvelyn spotted Stephen across the busy road. A Royal Affair by Alison Montclair'Men find me intimidating,' … Continue reading My Reading – December 2021
My Reading – November 2021
The Right Sort of Man by Alison Montclair Tillie climbed the stairs from the Bond Street Station out to Davies Street, blinking in the afternoon light. The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes June the first, a bright summer's evening, a Monday. I've been flying over the streets and houses of Dublin and … Continue reading My Reading – November 2021
My Reading – October 2021
The Piper by Charles Todd The old house shuddered in the wind that roared up the glen, swept over the shoulder of the lowest hill, and then dropped howling into the loch on the far side. Best Seller by Terry Tyler 'I like the article in Red best, don't you babe?' The Crooked Ash: A … Continue reading My Reading – October 2021
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